diff --git a/src/components/SessionRelaysTab/index.tsx b/src/components/SessionRelaysTab/index.tsx
index b186e0ee..83e375a6 100644
--- a/src/components/SessionRelaysTab/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/SessionRelaysTab/index.tsx
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 import client from '@/services/client.service'
 import relayInfoService from '@/services/relay-info.service'
-import type { RelayStrikeDebugSnapshot } from '@/lib/relay-strikes'
+import {
+  isRelayStrikeEntryActive,
+  type RelayStrikeDebugSnapshot
+} from '@/lib/relay-strikes'
 import { isHttpRelayUrl } from '@/lib/url'
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next'
 import { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useState } from 'react'
-import { RefreshCw, CheckCircle2, Zap } from 'lucide-react'
+import { RefreshCw, CheckCircle2, Zap, AlertTriangle } from 'lucide-react'
 import { Button } from '@/components/ui/button'
 import type { TRelayInfo } from '@/types'
 import { useNostr } from '@/providers/NostrProvider'
@@ -15,30 +18,95 @@ type SessionDebug = {
   relayStrikes: RelayStrikeDebugSnapshot
 }
 
+type StrikeEntry = RelayStrikeDebugSnapshot['entries'][number]['entry']
+
 function loadDebug(): SessionDebug {
   return client.getSessionRelayDebug()
 }
 
+function formatSkipUntil(ts: number, now: number): string | null {
+  if (ts <= now) return null
+  const sec = Math.ceil((ts - now) / 1000)
+  if (sec < 90) return `${sec}s`
+  if (sec < 7200) return `${Math.ceil(sec / 60)}m`
+  return new Date(ts).toLocaleTimeString(undefined, { hour: '2-digit', minute: '2-digit' })
+}
+
+function strikeStatusChips(
+  entry: StrikeEntry,
+  cacheRelay: boolean,
+  now: number,
+  t: (key: string, opts?: Record<string, unknown>) => string
+): string[] {
+  const chips: string[] = []
+  if (cacheRelay) chips.push(t('Session relay strike cache relay'))
+  if (now < entry.readStrikeSkipUntil) chips.push(t('Session relay strike read skipped'))
+  if (now < entry.publishStrikeSkipUntil) chips.push(t('Session relay strike publish skipped'))
+  if (now < entry.rateLimitUntil) chips.push(t('Session relay strike rate limited'))
+  if (now < entry.slowParkUntil) chips.push(t('Session relay strike slow parked'))
+  return chips
+}
+
+function strikeDetailLines(
+  entry: StrikeEntry,
+  now: number,
+  t: (key: string, opts?: Record<string, unknown>) => string
+): string[] {
+  const lines: string[] = []
+  if (entry.readFailures > 0) {
+    lines.push(t('Session relay strike read failures', { count: entry.readFailures }))
+  }
+  if (entry.publishFailures > 0) {
+    lines.push(t('Session relay strike publish failures', { count: entry.publishFailures }))
+  }
+  if (entry.slowSignals > 0) {
+    lines.push(t('Session relay strike slow signals', { count: entry.slowSignals }))
+  }
+  for (const [ts, label] of [
+    [entry.readStrikeSkipUntil, t('Session relay strike read skipped')],
+    [entry.publishStrikeSkipUntil, t('Session relay strike publish skipped')],
+    [entry.rateLimitUntil, t('Session relay strike rate limited')],
+    [entry.slowParkUntil, t('Session relay strike slow parked')]
+  ] as const) {
+    const until = formatSkipUntil(ts, now)
+    if (until) lines.push(`${label} ${t('Session relay strike until', { time: until })}`)
+  }
+  return lines
+}
+
 export default function SessionRelaysTab() {
   const { t } = useTranslation()
   const { httpRelayListEvent } = useNostr()
   const [debug, setDebug] = useState<SessionDebug | null>(null)
   const [relayInfoByUrl, setRelayInfoByUrl] = useState<Record<string, TRelayInfo | undefined>>({})
+  const [now, setNow] = useState(() => Date.now())
 
   const refresh = useCallback(() => {
     setDebug(loadDebug())
+    setNow(Date.now())
   }, [])
 
   useEffect(() => {
     refresh()
   }, [refresh])
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const id = window.setInterval(() => setNow(Date.now()), 30_000)
+    return () => window.clearInterval(id)
+  }, [])
+
+  const activeStrikes = useMemo(() => {
+    if (!debug) return []
+    return debug.relayStrikes.entries.filter(({ entry }) => isRelayStrikeEntryActive(entry, now))
+  }, [debug, now])
+
   useEffect(() => {
     if (debug === null) return
     const urls = Array.from(
       new Set([
         ...debug.presetWorking,
-        ...debug.scoredRelays.map((r) => r.url)
+        ...debug.scoredRelays.map((r) => r.url),
+        ...activeStrikes.map((s) => s.key)
       ])
     )
     if (urls.length === 0) return
@@ -54,12 +122,12 @@ export default function SessionRelaysTab() {
     return () => {
       cancelled = true
     }
-  }, [debug])
+  }, [debug, activeStrikes])
 
   const formatRelayAddress = (url: string) => {
     try {
       const u = new URL(url)
-      return u.host || url // host keeps explicit port when present
+      return u.host || url
     } catch {
       return url
     }
@@ -90,6 +158,14 @@ export default function SessionRelaysTab() {
     return configuredHttpRelayAddresses.has(formatRelayAddress(url).toLowerCase())
   }
 
+  const freeRelay = useCallback(
+    (key: string) => {
+      client.clearSessionRelayStrike(key)
+      refresh()
+    },
+    [refresh]
+  )
+
   if (debug === null) return null
 
   const RelayNameWithTransport = ({ url, mono = true }: { url: string; mono?: boolean }) => (
@@ -108,9 +184,7 @@ export default function SessionRelaysTab() {
   return (
     <div className="space-y-6">
       <div className="flex items-center justify-between">
-        <p className="text-muted-foreground text-sm">
-          {t('Session relays tab description')}
-        </p>
+        <p className="text-muted-foreground text-sm">{t('Session relays tab description')}</p>
         <Button variant="outline" size="sm" onClick={refresh} className="shrink-0">
           <RefreshCw className="h-4 w-4 mr-1" />
           {t('Refresh')}
@@ -122,9 +196,7 @@ export default function SessionRelaysTab() {
           <CheckCircle2 className="h-4 w-4 text-green-600 dark:text-green-500" />
           {t('Session relays preset working')}
         </h3>
-        <p className="text-muted-foreground text-xs">
-          {t('Session relays preset working hint')}
-        </p>
+        <p className="text-muted-foreground text-xs">{t('Session relays preset working hint')}</p>
         <ul className="rounded-lg border bg-muted/30 p-3 space-y-1 text-sm font-mono">
           {debug.presetWorking.length === 0 ? (
             <li className="text-muted-foreground">{t('None')}</li>
@@ -143,9 +215,7 @@ export default function SessionRelaysTab() {
           <Zap className="h-4 w-4 text-blue-600 dark:text-blue-400" />
           {t('Session relays scored random')}
         </h3>
-        <p className="text-muted-foreground text-xs">
-          {t('Session relays scored random hint')}
-        </p>
+        <p className="text-muted-foreground text-xs">{t('Session relays scored random hint')}</p>
         <ul className="rounded-lg border bg-muted/30 p-3 space-y-2 text-sm">
           {debug.scoredRelays.length === 0 ? (
             <li className="text-muted-foreground">{t('None')}</li>
@@ -163,26 +233,65 @@ export default function SessionRelaysTab() {
       </section>
 
       <section className="space-y-2">
-        <h3 className="text-sm font-medium">{t('Session relay strikes', { defaultValue: 'Session relay strikes' })}</h3>
-        <p className="text-muted-foreground text-xs">
-          {t('Session relay strikes hint', {
-            defaultValue:
-              'Session-only: failed reads/publishes accrue strikes; five failures skip a relay for three minutes. Rate-limit NOTICEs apply a ten-minute cooldown without strikes. Cache relays (kind 10432) always count failures even during cooldown.'
-          })}
-        </p>
-        <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground font-mono break-all">
-          {t('Cache relay keys', { defaultValue: 'Cache relay keys' })}:{' '}
-          {debug.relayStrikes.cacheRelayKeys.length === 0
-            ? t('None')
-            : debug.relayStrikes.cacheRelayKeys.join(', ')}
-        </p>
-        <pre className="rounded-lg border bg-muted/30 p-3 text-[11px] font-mono overflow-x-auto max-h-48 overflow-y-auto">
-          {debug.relayStrikes.entries.length === 0
-            ? t('None')
-            : JSON.stringify(debug.relayStrikes.entries, null, 2)}
-        </pre>
+        <h3 className="text-sm font-medium flex items-center gap-2">
+          <AlertTriangle className="h-4 w-4 text-amber-600 dark:text-amber-500" />
+          {t('Session relay strikes')}
+        </h3>
+        <p className="text-muted-foreground text-xs">{t('Session relay strikes hint')}</p>
+        {debug.relayStrikes.cacheRelayKeys.length > 0 ? (
+          <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">
+            <span className="font-medium">{t('Cache relay keys')}:</span>{' '}
+            <span className="font-mono break-all">
+              {debug.relayStrikes.cacheRelayKeys.join(', ')}
+            </span>
+          </p>
+        ) : null}
+        <ul className="rounded-lg border bg-muted/30 divide-y divide-border text-sm">
+          {activeStrikes.length === 0 ? (
+            <li className="p-3 text-muted-foreground">{t('Session relay strikes none active')}</li>
+          ) : (
+            activeStrikes.map(({ key, entry, cacheRelay }) => {
+              const chips = strikeStatusChips(entry, cacheRelay, now, t)
+              const details = strikeDetailLines(entry, now, t)
+              return (
+                <li key={key} className="flex flex-col gap-2 p-3 sm:flex-row sm:items-start sm:justify-between">
+                  <div className="min-w-0 flex-1 space-y-1.5">
+                    <RelayNameWithTransport url={key} />
+                    {chips.length > 0 ? (
+                      <div className="flex flex-wrap gap-1">
+                        {chips.map((chip) => (
+                          <span
+                            key={chip}
+                            className="rounded border border-amber-500/40 bg-amber-500/10 px-1.5 py-0.5 text-[10px] font-medium text-amber-800 dark:text-amber-200"
+                          >
+                            {chip}
+                          </span>
+                        ))}
+                      </div>
+                    ) : null}
+                    {details.length > 0 ? (
+                      <ul className="text-xs text-muted-foreground space-y-0.5">
+                        {details.map((line) => (
+                          <li key={line}>{line}</li>
+                        ))}
+                      </ul>
+                    ) : null}
+                  </div>
+                  <Button
+                    type="button"
+                    variant="outline"
+                    size="sm"
+                    className="shrink-0 self-end sm:self-start"
+                    onClick={() => freeRelay(key)}
+                  >
+                    {t('Session relay strike free')}
+                  </Button>
+                </li>
+              )
+            })
+          )}
+        </ul>
       </section>
-
     </div>
   )
 }
diff --git a/src/i18n/locales/de.ts b/src/i18n/locales/de.ts
index 88e08b85..bbe397f3 100644
--- a/src/i18n/locales/de.ts
+++ b/src/i18n/locales/de.ts
@@ -624,6 +624,21 @@ export default {
     "Session relays preset working hint": "URLs aus den fest eingebauten Relay-Listen der App (schnell lesen/schreiben, durchsuchbar, Starter-Favoriten) — keine Live-Gesundheitsprüfung und kein „Strich“-Sperren mehr.",
     "Session relays scored random": "Bewertete Zufallsrelays",
     "Session relays scored random hint": "Relays, die in dieser Session mindestens ein Publish angenommen haben; werden beim Auswählen von Zufallsrelays bevorzugt. Sortiert nach durchschnittlicher Latenz.",
+    "Session relay strikes": "Session-Relay-Strafen",
+    "Session relay strikes hint":
+      "Relays, die vorübergehend übersprungen werden (Fehler, langsame Wellen, Rate-Limit). Fünf Lese- oder Publish-Fehler → 3 Minuten Pause. Rate-Limit-Hinweis → 10 Minuten Cooldown (ohne Strafzähler). Cache-Relays (Kind 10432) zählen Fehler immer.",
+    "Session relay strikes none active": "Derzeit keine bestraften oder pausierten Relays.",
+    "Cache relay keys": "Cache-Relay-Schlüssel",
+    "Session relay strike free": "Freigeben",
+    "Session relay strike read skipped": "Lesen übersprungen",
+    "Session relay strike publish skipped": "Publish übersprungen",
+    "Session relay strike rate limited": "Rate-Limit",
+    "Session relay strike slow parked": "Langsam geparkt",
+    "Session relay strike cache relay": "Cache-Relay",
+    "Session relay strike read failures": "{{count}} Lese-Fehler",
+    "Session relay strike publish failures": "{{count}} Publish-Fehler",
+    "Session relay strike slow signals": "{{count}} langsame Signale",
+    "Session relay strike until": "bis {{time}}",
     successes: "Erfolge",
     None: "Keine",
     "Cache & offline storage": "Cache & Offline-Speicher",
diff --git a/src/i18n/locales/en.ts b/src/i18n/locales/en.ts
index 6025f8f3..86fb0b8a 100644
--- a/src/i18n/locales/en.ts
+++ b/src/i18n/locales/en.ts
@@ -643,6 +643,21 @@ export default {
     "Session relays preset working hint": "URLs from the app’s built-in relay lists (fast read/write, searchable, starter favorites). Shown for reference — not a live health check.",
     "Session relays scored random": "Scored random relays",
     "Session relays scored random hint": "Relays that have accepted at least one publish this session; used to prefer faster relays when picking random relays. Sorted by average latency.",
+    "Session relay strikes": "Session relay strikes",
+    "Session relay strikes hint":
+      "Relays temporarily skipped after failures, slow batches, or rate-limit notices. Five read or publish failures → 3 minute skip. Rate-limit NOTICE → 10 minute cooldown (no strike count). Cache relays (kind 10432) always accrue failures.",
+    "Session relay strikes none active": "No relays are currently struck or cooling down.",
+    "Cache relay keys": "Cache relay keys",
+    "Session relay strike free": "Free",
+    "Session relay strike read skipped": "Read skipped",
+    "Session relay strike publish skipped": "Publish skipped",
+    "Session relay strike rate limited": "Rate limited",
+    "Session relay strike slow parked": "Slow parked",
+    "Session relay strike cache relay": "Cache relay",
+    "Session relay strike read failures": "{{count}} read failures",
+    "Session relay strike publish failures": "{{count}} publish failures",
+    "Session relay strike slow signals": "{{count}} slow signals",
+    "Session relay strike until": "until {{time}}",
     successes: "successes",
     None: "None",
     "Cache & offline storage": "Cache & offline storage",
diff --git a/src/lib/relay-strikes.test.ts b/src/lib/relay-strikes.test.ts
index 3b57e46b..0c0c717c 100644
--- a/src/lib/relay-strikes.test.ts
+++ b/src/lib/relay-strikes.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { describe, expect, it, beforeEach } from 'vitest'
-import { relaySessionStrikes } from './relay-strikes'
+import { isRelayStrikeEntryActive, relaySessionStrikes } from './relay-strikes'
 import type { RelayOpTerminalRow } from '@/services/relay-operation-log.service'
 
 function row(
@@ -42,3 +42,37 @@ describe('relaySessionStrikes.observeSubscribeBatch', () => {
     expect(relaySessionStrikes.isReadHttpSkipped(url)).toBe(false)
   })
 })
+
+describe('relaySessionStrikes.clearKey', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    relaySessionStrikes.reset()
+  })
+
+  it('removes strike state so relay is no longer skipped', () => {
+    const url = 'ws://localhost:4000/'
+    relaySessionStrikes.applyRateLimitCooldownForUrl(url)
+    expect(relaySessionStrikes.isReadHttpSkipped(url)).toBe(true)
+    relaySessionStrikes.clearKey(url)
+    expect(relaySessionStrikes.isReadHttpSkipped(url)).toBe(false)
+    const snap = relaySessionStrikes.getDebugSnapshot()
+    expect(snap.entries.find((e) => e.key.includes('localhost'))).toBeUndefined()
+  })
+})
+
+describe('isRelayStrikeEntryActive', () => {
+  it('is false for empty entry', () => {
+    expect(
+      isRelayStrikeEntryActive({
+        readFailures: 0,
+        readLastStrikeIncrementAt: 0,
+        readStrikeSkipUntil: 0,
+        slowSignals: 0,
+        slowParkUntil: 0,
+        publishFailures: 0,
+        publishLastStrikeIncrementAt: 0,
+        publishStrikeSkipUntil: 0,
+        rateLimitUntil: 0
+      })
+    ).toBe(false)
+  })
+})
diff --git a/src/lib/relay-strikes.ts b/src/lib/relay-strikes.ts
index 78be33b8..fe0b0c10 100644
--- a/src/lib/relay-strikes.ts
+++ b/src/lib/relay-strikes.ts
@@ -51,6 +51,16 @@ export type RelayStrikeDebugSnapshot = {
   cacheRelayKeys: string[]
 }
 
+/** True when the relay is skipped or has accrued session strike / cooldown state. */
+export function isRelayStrikeEntryActive(entry: StrikeEntry, now = Date.now()): boolean {
+  if (entry.readFailures > 0 || entry.publishFailures > 0 || entry.slowSignals > 0) return true
+  if (now < entry.readStrikeSkipUntil) return true
+  if (now < entry.publishStrikeSkipUntil) return true
+  if (now < entry.rateLimitUntil) return true
+  if (now < entry.slowParkUntil) return true
+  return false
+}
+
 function emptyEntry(): StrikeEntry {
   return {
     readFailures: 0,
@@ -304,6 +314,13 @@ class RelaySessionStrikes {
     }
   }
 
+  /** Remove session strike / cooldown state for one relay (settings “free relay”). */
+  clearKey(urlOrSessionKey: string): void {
+    const key = sessionKey(urlOrSessionKey) || urlOrSessionKey.trim()
+    if (!key) return
+    this.byKey.delete(key)
+  }
+
   reset(): void {
     this.byKey.clear()
     this.cacheRelayKeys.clear()
diff --git a/src/services/client.service.ts b/src/services/client.service.ts
index 4b2eb02e..0b34b6ca 100644
--- a/src/services/client.service.ts
+++ b/src/services/client.service.ts
@@ -1443,6 +1443,11 @@ class ClientService extends EventTarget {
     return { scoredRelays, presetWorking: preset, relayStrikes: relaySessionStrikes.getDebugSnapshot() }
   }
 
+  /** Clear session strike / cooldown for one relay (Settings → Session relays). */
+  clearSessionRelayStrike(urlOrSessionKey: string): void {
+    relaySessionStrikes.clearKey(urlOrSessionKey)
+  }
+
   /**
    * From a list of candidate relay URLs (e.g. public lively), return up to `count` relays,
    * preferring those that have succeeded and been fast this session. Excludes read-only relays.